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Just a non-urgent post for information only really, I bought some multi-purpose grease in a tub from halfords and smeared it all over the door hinges and boot hinges on my fiesta. However they are now rusting so they are now covered in orange grease! Does anyone have any tips on what to...

Yeh it came with the one in your photo (only in one piece) and this fits perfectly but doesn't have a plug on the other end. It's the extra one I bought which again looks like the one in your photo but with plugs on the other end to connect to my car's wiring that won't fit the back of the cd...

Yeh the one I bought came as one piece but the metal connections inside the plug don't fit into the connectors in the back of the cd player shown in your photo below. The manager in halfords reckoned it was because the connectors in the back of the cd player (which are like little flat blades)...

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Hi I've just bought a JVC KD-G343 CD/MP3 player and went to halfords today to get the iso wiring adapter PC2-08-4 for my car (2000 Fiesta W972 PLJ). However it doesn't fit into the back of the cd player although it looks like it should. Returned the adapter and tried another one but apparently...

I have a 1.3 2001 fiesta mk4 (mileage 81000) with a steering wheel off-centre. The steering wheel vibrates quite badly at speed and the car pulls to the left. I'm guessing it needs a 4-wheel alignment and balancing and have been quoted £18 for the 4-wheel alignment and balancing at £5 per wheel...

Are the EON3 ones supposed to have a smaller gap of 0.95mm? And that's really forcing the feeler blades in there! According to this website http://www.federal-mogul.com/en/AftermarketSolutions/EMEA/ServiceSolutions/Products/ChampionSparkPlugs/Automotive/EON/ it sounds like these are a step up...

Do you reckon iridium ones would make much difference and improvement in performance on such a small engine?

I think RS9PYP4 OE131 champion plugs are the ones I need. I'll have to return the EON3 champion ones to halfords, the gap on those is less than 1.0mm. Can someone just check this? Ta

Hi does anyone know the correct spark plug gap for a 2001 Fiesta Flight 1.3 Endura-E? The Haynes manual says Bosch HR 7 DCX 1.1mm but I just picked some champion 703 EON3 ones up from halfords and the gap of these is smaller than this. On sparkplugs.co.uk it reckons 1.0mm for champion? So at the...

OK I've taken it to a garage near where I work and they've quoted £90 to change all 3 hoses, the housing, stat and antifreeze, about 1 hours labour. I'm going to try and get them to put a new reservoir/tank in too for £95. One place I rang said the water pump should be examined too in case it...

Is a 195F thermostat recommended for my car? And it also came with a rubber ring/seal but I remember last time I saw the thermostat I've got in now that there was no seal on it. Is it required and does it just sit on top of the thermostat when it's sat in the housing? Should I bother with it or...

Just got a £7 thermostat, 91C/195F 'First Line' thermostat. Is this temperature rating ok to use and will the lack of the two holes in the stat be an issue with air locks or not? Would anyone bother using a little sealant?

OK will do am getting the right gasket from ford. Which gasket sealant on the halfords website would be best to smear a little on, one of the loctite flexible temp resistant silicon ones? Just want to make sure cheers

Hi I've been away for a few weeks but the day I left I noticed a pool of water under the car when I left work and it seems coolant is again leaking from the thermostat housing again. I'm going to either take it to a garage to get it sorted or try and do it myself when I get back depending on how...

I think it might be the clutch as had the belt checked and the garage said it was fine. Also there is often a burning smell when you get out of the car after a long journey which isn't the brakes. Is this likely to be the clutch? The whining happens in neutral but pressing the clutch pedal makes...

Hi I changed the oil today on 1.3 fiesta, with the car on ramps. When negotiating the car ramps, when I stopped halfway up the ramps (for fear of flying off the end of them!) and hit the brakes, I put the handbrake on. However after taking my foot off the brake pedal the car started to roll back...

Hi just took my car to a mechanic to have the brakes, wheel bearing and whining noise checked (see my last post - thought it might be the aux belt). However apparently the belt is fine and the endura engine is noisy anyway. Wheel bearings were all fine although I think I can hear some...

Hi I have a problem - the lock on the drivers door won't unlock very easily. It locks fine but try turning the key the other way and it's really stiff and feels like the key is going to snap off. This doesn't happen on the other side. Has anyone had any experience of this? Thanks

I've noticed that when the car is idling ie stood still with the engine on or at junctions there is a whirring sound not present in the other 1.3 fiesta, but by pressing the clutch down it goes away. So pressing the clutch or giving the accelerator more juice makes the noise go away. Given a...